Chapter 20 It Seems Like Im One Foot Away from Having a Personal Connections Cheat (1/2)

By the time we returned to the road, which was completely shrouded in the darkness of the night, and arrived at Lilia-san’s mansion, it was almost midnight already.

[Welcome back, Miyama-sama.]

[Lunamaria-san. Sorry, I’m late.]

[No, My Lady and the others have just returned a short while ago, so it’s not that you’re that late.]

I apologized to Lunamaria-san, who probably heard the sound of the carriage at the door and came out to greet me, even though it’s already this late, but I was told that Lilia-san and the others had also coincidentally just returned a few minutes ago.

[How was the dinner party?]

[Yeah, I had a lot of fun.]

[I’m glad to hear that. My Lady has been worried about you a lot so……]

We continued down the hallway while lightly bantering with each other.

Hmmm. It kind of feels strange, but comparing the two of them once again, I feel that the atmosphere between Ein-san and Lunamaria-san is different. Ein-san has polished her abilities to the limits, not having any gaps in her work while on the other hand, Lunamaria-san is a little more laidback, how should I say this, she’s treating being a maid as work. They’re both maids but they have different atmospheres—- or perhaps, is it just Ein-san that’s strange……?

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As I was thinking about this, I was led to the dining room, and after greeting back Lilia-san and the others, we had tea together and talked about what had happened to each of us.

[……I see, a demon that used to be an otherworlder huh…… That’s a really rare instance.]

[Yes. I’ve heard that there were some of those who hold the role of Hero who wanted to live here permanently in the past. but for one to have reincarnated as a demon……]

[Or rather, in the first place, is there even a way to reincarnate a human into a demon?]

In the middle of our conversation, as expected, Lilia-san and the others were particularly interested in the story of Neun-san, a former Japanese.

Neun-san said she was reincarnated with Kuro’s power as if it’s normal, so I had only been aware that it was actually possible for such a thing to happen, but both Lilia-san and Lunamaria-san had surprised looks on their faces.

[I can’t say that there isn’t a way. In fact, there was a human with the same description as Kaito-san described, but she has lived hundreds of years before. Among the high-level demons who have lived for so many years, there are many who have their own secret techniques that are still unknown to us humans.]

[However, to have such power that’s able to change not only their lifespan, but also their original race…… The high-ranking demon that Miyama-sama got to know must have been at least an “Earl-rank”…… It can even be a “Duke-rank” high-ranking demon.]

[That rank stuff you’re talking about, is that the ranking between the demons?]

[Yes, the Demon Realm doesn’t have the same aristocracy and ranking system as the Human Realm, but it’s not uncommon for a single powerful demon to be compared with a title to rank their strength for the sake of convenience. The strength of an Earl-rank demon alone would be enough to rival a country. They’re also equal or more powerful than high-ranking gods in the God Realm. There are only a handful of the Duke-ranks in the vast Demon Realm. At the very least, they aren’t ones who you can just meet even if you want to.]

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There’s no doubt the Kuro is a high-ranking demon with tremendous power, but it seems that she’s even more extraordinary than I’d imagined.

However, if she’s that extraordinary, I don’t think it would be strange if Lilia-san and Lunamaria-san was able to recognize her name, is what I thought but……

[……Ah, I hadn’t told Kaito-san and the others yet, but a lot of high-level demons often use Information Concealment Magic regularly, so a third party wouldn’t be able to get information about them.]

[Eh? What does that mean?]

[Using our earlier conversation as an example, Kaito-kun, even if you normally tell us the name and stuff like that about the high-ranking demon, that magic would prevent us from hearing about it. We would be able to hear it if we’re aware of each other’s existence, but we won’t be able to get any information from Kaito-san.]

[From Miyama-san’s story earlier, the only ones we’ve been able to hear are Neun-sama, Acht-sama, and Razelia-sama. As for the other people you mentioned, we didn’t hear about how many they are, their appearance, or the contents of your conversations.]

[I- Is that so……]

Information Concealment Magic…… I see, speaking of which, Acht told me that high-ranking demons are basically lone wolves who often make their subordinates move in their stead and don’t move themselves, and Kuro only appears when I’m alone.

Indeed, if we assume that Kuro is a high-ranking demon higher than or equal to Earl-rank, she would be an existence that has the power to rival the country’s war potential alone, and if she were walking around town, it might cause a commotion.